wm cheng
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I was wondering too. But I think I might use them, paint them black on the outside then grey colour and use a pin-vise to drill just enough to scratch off the paint to get more windows lit, because the holes they drilled are really only 1/2 the number of lit windows there are in the filming miniatures. I think this is an easy way to get more lit windows without drilling all the way through - maybe, we will see when I get around to trying it.
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Count me in on that!
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Arrived from NY and without extra shipping costs too. Its big and cool, don't have time to play with it till after my business trip in 3wks. It's pretty big, but I noticed they only paid 2100Y for EMS - so I don't know why the other place is asking for more shipping.
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Pre-order? Damn, I'm away on vacation out of cell/internet service
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YES!!!
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Have the Chuck supers been offered up for sale yet?
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1/48+fp's, 1/60+fp's, 1/72, 1/2k, 1/3k,1/100 and now 1/144
wm cheng replied to VF-18S Hornet's topic in Toys
Amazing what a difference it makes! Great job!!! Damn you, now it seems like something I should do too. Just remember add the silver to the shock struts. -
1/48+fp's, 1/60+fp's, 1/72, 1/2k, 1/3k,1/100 and now 1/144
wm cheng replied to VF-18S Hornet's topic in Toys
Beautiful! Did you take it apart to paint the landing gears or did you paint them in place? -
My weapons set from NY is still in "Preparation in Progress" as well
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After making me go through all the hoops... wah, wah, wah...
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Oh well, lost out this time... sold out everywhere, but it sounds like some people here got lucky. What are the chances that this will be available at release date for MSRP?
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AmiAmi = " Unfortunately, DX Chogokin Movie VF-1S Valkyrie (Hikaru Ichijyou Custom) "Macross: Do You Remember Love?"(Pre-order) is sold out. " Anywhere else?
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Cart jacked at CDJapan... ;(
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Access Restriction Notice from Ami Ami
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Any links to HLJ? or anyone else other than Ami Ami?
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LOL!
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Ah damn it! You're right. What a newbie mistake. 48mins to go. 2:12am and I've got to get up in 3hrs for work - the things we do for our toys!
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Hobby SEarch went to Reservation Closed! But nothing else anywhere else
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With all those crazy tampo markings, did anyone else notice that they missed the little yellow rescue arrow on the chest pointing to the access panel that releases the forward fuselage? Aside from the skull on shield markings behind the cockpit which someone else here pointed out. Why make up so many other extraneous markings and not include the important ones? At least they finally got the Ejection Seat triangles on this this one. Too bad they missed the VF markings on the legs especially since the first VF-1J was a TV release. I wasn't going to get this, waiting for Roy's VF-1S, but I might break down...
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Wow! It looks great but I'm with the way over done Tampo camp (can't believe I'm actually saying it). These maintenance guys working on these birds must be near sighted to need such big fonts - the big words make it look a bit more toy-like IMHO. I'm still on the fence.
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STAR WARS Merchandise Episode - 2
wm cheng replied to Black Valkyrie's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
YES!!! Wish it was bigger too. -
Amazing work Lolicon! Really needs it and you made it look great. Am I the only one here not that impressed with this tiny VF-4? I just don't get it, its ok, especially for its small size, but there's no comparison to the Yamato/Arcadia version. Someone here said it was leaps and bounds better than the Yamato/Arcadia version and a ton of people agreed, so it really upped my expectations. When I finally received it, I guess I was too pumped because I felt such a let down. I consider the Yamato/Arcadia VF-4 the pinnacle of their design production, everything fit so perfectly, there were no gaps and closed up so sleek with fantastic proportions and perfectly scaled panel lines. The only thing wrong with it was the colour scheme. While I'm so happy Bandai actually chose to represent this amazingly beautiful design and they did the best they could at this size, its far from perfect. My gripes are that there's a huge gap between the nose cone and the forward fuselage, the nose is a bit too needely/long and lacks the typical VF-1 side profile downward drop, nothing locks in place (relying on friction to hold), all the fins/wings move at the slightest handling, but there is not real detent at any of the right angles, the downward fin under the cockpit is too small and all the panel lines are massively to big and out of scale. The brown stripes on the tail fins at the top and bottom of the black field with the white skull, shouldn't they be red and shouldn't there be another black stripe at the very top and bottom before the marking goes to the grey of the tailfin? Oh plus that stupid huge yellow rescue arrow in the middle of the side pointing at nothing - argh! I do like the toy, its fine for its size but its just not comparable to the Yamato/Arcadia 1/60 version. I guess I just don't get these HM-R line.
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Hey Gatsu, Sorry with March Break vacation, my new job and running a basement renovation in my home, I don't have very much time with my hobbies anymore. I'll look at my model when I get home, I think its currently in fighter form so I can snap a picture of the thigh to see if its aligned or not. My guess is that it isn't and its like the old VF-1 where the green part is slightly rotated downward from the purple intake part. I certainly don't remember much of that build, especially the details - the only thing I got out of it was that I never want to build another one of these model kits again - it was so unpleasant and frustrating.
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Has anyone gotten shipping notice on the VF-4? Especially if they ordered it through AmiAmi like I did.
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GSI Creos Mr Topcoat semi-gloss - hmm never heard of that. Is it more durable than semi-gloss Future? I'd like to find something that would be able to withstand transformation better. Oh gorgeous photography BTW Lolicon - aside from the amazing weathering too.